REHAN AHMED KHAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 04th July, 2025 + LPA 418/2025 REHAN AHMED KHAN .....Appellant Through: M. Tarique Siddiqui, Mr. Abhishek K. Tanwar, Md. Bilal, Mr. Fajallu Rehman and Ms. Lakshmi Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Viplav Acharya, Sr. Panel Counsel for UOI Mr.Pritish Sabharwal, SC for R-4 with Ms. Rashi Wadhwa, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 38529/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. LPA 418/2025 2. This appeal has been filed challenging the Order dated 29.04.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) 5496/2025 titled Rehan Ahmed Khan v. Union of India & Ors., dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant herein. 3. By the said writ petition, the appellant had prayed for the Signature Not Verified Signed LPA 418/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:PRIYADARSHANI JAIN Signing Date:08.07.2025 11:37:04 following prayers: "(a) an appropriate writ, direction or order in the nature of Mandamus to respondents to consider petitioners' past services at respondent no. 4/ Jamia Millia Islamia from the date of petitioner's initial/ first appointment on 19.07.2002 as Lecturer (against leave vacancy) which continued without interruption till petitioner's permanent appointment on 26.10.2005 (against the post advertised on 25.06.2002), as qualifying service for enabling him for the purpose of pensionary benefits under the Old Pension Scheme (GPF) under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021) and grant the consequential pensionary benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules. (b) an appropriate writ, direction or order in the nature of Mandamus declaring that New Pension Scheme notified by the Govt. of